The War that Changed the English Language - Mini-Wars #3

[@RobloxianGaming]

Fun fact: The 1066 battle was actually fought in Battle, England; so it would’ve really been the Battle of Battle

[@toxsicle9753]

wow you learn so much when you put newest first

[@timmasson4731]

It was named Battle after 1066 not before

[@gaminggeneral1324]

You stole this. The original comment is below this one

[@RobloxianGaming]

Gaming General the one below says hey baby how u doin?

[@gaminggeneral1324]

Robloxian Gaming for me it was

[@heatfeurig8851]

Fun fact: the actual battle was at a town called “battle” NEAR Hastings but no one wanted to call it “Battle of Battle” so they just called it Battle of Hastings.

[@gamedummie]

Realy, that would be the best name

[@tinle9]

Trying to fit more words in an English paper:

[@sadjam_793]

There’s even an abbey there and everything I’d love to go there it’s be pretty interesting

[@LOLquendoTV]

I thought this was a joke but its actually legit

[@VulnerableBede1]

I’m pretty sure the town was called battle for the battle of Hastings so it’s always been the battle of Hastings

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I admire the fact that this video was uploaded over two years ago and it still has a very active comments section

[@justarandomtree5328]

You again...

[@lanceosage1072]

Braxy It’s a different guy

[@bruh5992]

Nah it's him

[@Verticom10]

Wow youre everywhere

[@AngelicN0va261]

LanCe O'Sage You realize it’s the same guy. He has the same video.

[@t7mf]

Fun fact: 1:12 The son actually became infamous in history for one reason. Once, when he was battling some vikings, he noticed their ship had crashed and they couldn’t form proper battle lines, and so he decided to be honorable and not attack so that they could form battle lines and regain their strength, after they regained their strength, they said “Hey, thanks man!” and proceeded to slaughter the kings entire army. The end.

[@silentotaku8]

If you look hard enough you can find all kinds of funny stories of interactions Europeans had with the Vikings. Lmao.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

"understandable, have a nice day"

[@hoiuffccmmbvgff]

ok

[@kendrashaaaa]

Humanity is wild lmao

[@tperm99a]

Image that was the entirety of WW2, Hitler is just like "Oh hey you guys don't seem strong, here let me help you real quick."

[@Ryan-rzx3]

Ironic how the man whose father gave someone a red hot poker in the eyes took a stone cold arrow in the eyes

[@AstroG175]

j.

[@arandomyoutubeaccount3166]

Colonel Mustard Ironic indeed.

[@SkylarsTerribleMemes]

@@AstroG175 j

[@8-bitsarda747]

at least it wasn't in the knee

[@JustAGuyWhoLikesStuff.]

@@CassianLore it's the whole If you don't read the newspaper you're uninformed, if you read the newspaper you're misinformed.

[@grandayy]

this was honestly really good

[@emanlio]

I cant belive you are here!

[@chewchewtrain]

2 months and didn't get noticed RIP

[@leviewings4689]

Guys, he’s obviously searching for some fresh content to put into his memes.

[@realpotassium]

Grandayy at a oversimplified video i have seen everything

[@chow42]

HI I didn't know you watch this lol

[@toast2401]

Can we just acknowledge how brilliant this guy is

[@Thommytwoguns]

Jayden Noone we sure can

[@yulianaque1712]

We can enjoy

[@brycefelton4011]

237 likes but only 3 reply’s

[@Insert-thing-here-Fan]

Ya mean oversimplified how good this guy is awesome

[@thesegfault7841]

We all enjoy

[@RandR452]

People mentioned in this video: 0:33 Rollo the Viking 0:37 Charles the Simple 1:00 Eadwig the All-Fair 1:01 Edgar the Peaceful 1:03 Ælfthryth 1:04 Æthlred the Unready 1:06 Wulfthryth of Wilton 1:10 Edward the Martyr 1:14 Emma of Normandy 1:15 Edward the Confessor 1:16 Alfred Ætheling 1:16 Goda of England 1:28 Sweyn Forkbread 1:46 Godwin of Wessex 1:57 Cnut the Great 1:58 Canute III 2:36 Edith of Wessex 2:39 Harold Godwinson 2:39 Tostig Godwinson 2:39 Gyrth Godwinson 2:49 Grufudd ap Llwelyn 3:06 Edgar Ætheling 3:16 William the Bastard 3:20 Robert the Magnificent 3:24 Fulbert of Falaise 3:35 Herleva of Falaise 4:29 Harald III of Norway 6:36 Anselm of Baggio

[@torrinfell]

7:46 The unknown bridge berserker

[@RicegumNeverBrokeAgain]

the series vikings is good at potraying rollo as the strongest viking ever

[@bonafide4874]

I love this! This is so cool!

[@gamecocksfan6605]

Half these characters I know from either Vikings, Vikings Valhalla, or The Last Kingdom lol.

[@PapaSkyRooster]

U missed Uhtred son of Uhtred

[@jaydenwright9203]

"Which one should we make King?" *Directed to second child* "This one, cause he's older" Me: "Hold up"

[@rohanghoshdastidar1047]

Yeah, That confused me too

[@chadman3494]

That was the law in royal circles back then... Oldest male gets it first, then if they die the next oldest one, as along as they are male...

[@Aquanet200]

@@chadman3494 no he meant that it was told as if the second child was the second born , because it was told in that order , but he was the oldest :p

[@chadman3494]

@@Aquanet200 Oh, then I agree with Rohan... that is confusing. *cue to my head being sliced off.

[@epicmeerkat1677]

Leap year birthday Irdk

[@jwac8800]

“Unboinked” has now become part of my vocabulary

[@bigmansam18]

"The sun is shining" Me, an Englishman: *Impossible*

[@Gage-nt]

*laughs in American

[@isaacjubb1234]

Never sunny

[@darkahrenn1570]

Isn't that only a dumb stereotype?

[@bigmansam18]

@@darkahrenn1570 Depends which part you live in I guess.

[@medivir6823]

Lol so true

[@riverdog_deyna]

Man, this is the first “Dude, uncool.”

[@crazycatlover1885]

The running away tactic is called a feigned retreat. It was very clever.

[@ronnapoleon1087]

Hm

[@bigmansam18]

Oh, so that's where the Emus in the Emu War learnt their tactics from...

[@crazycatlover1885]

@@bigmansam18 🤣🤣

[@unknown-p3i]

NIGERUNDAYO SOLDIERS!

[@dragonnx2843]

Ah yes the secret Jostar technique

[@bigludo22]

ok, i've found an incorrect statement in the first 3 seconds. "the sun is shining"? in england?

[@specialunit0428]

Yes! Surprise, we do have sunshine here!

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

@@specialunit0428 That's not the joke

[@cleverusername9369]

"The birds are singing" 🎵 we're no strangers to looooove Lol is that how birds sing in England?

[@fluffyshinobu]

The sun is never shining here

[@fluffyshinobu]

@@alessiodelcastillo1613 I mean it kinda is but whatever lol

[@KvnDWr]

The language portion of the video was brilliantly executed

[@aaronmarks9366]

"language", "portion", "brilliant", "execute" - I view what you accomplished there

[@Madara_Uchiha69420]

The both people above me are really good english speakers , they have never used a short form I guess

[@gunk3407]

@@aaronmarks9366 that flew over my head, is it anglo saxon or norman?

[@aaronmarks9366]

@@gunk3407 All the main words in that sentence are of Norman/French/Latin origin, leaving only "the", "of", and "was" of Anglo-Saxon origin (although the suffixes -ly in "brilliantly" and -ed in "executed" are also Anglo-Saxon).

[@aaronmarks9366]

@@gunk3407 Oh, and in my reply, I replaced "see" (Anglo-Saxon) with "view" (Norman/French), and "did" (Anglo-Saxon) with "accomplished" (Norman/French).

[@ericcook5224]

"Unboinked". New word for my vocabulary. Now I just have to find ways to use it appropriately.

[@jacobwilks9204]

You better. You probably don't want to use it incorrectly...

[@Peleski]

I didn't know people said "boink". We have bonk, but it's considered 90s British slang

[@TierZoo]

These videos are amazing

[@Supericegabriel]

TierZoo they are top notch.

[@vicas6952]

TierZoo what the the hell are you doing here?? Go back to animating

[@deexdead5403]

TierZoo and so are you lol

[@dinosaurusrex1482]

SoGoogleLetMeChangeMy AccountNameToSomethingLong never rush an animator

[@willofone2120]

love your stuff man. good job . more pleas :)

[@thijmen5295]

Edward left his wife unboinked *THIS ENRAGED HIS FATHER WHO PUNISHED HIM SEVERELY*

[@Aphelion87]

and then he got arrested

[@bobbills2953]

And now there's more economic downturn

[@bookbutterfly6613]

Thijmen WHEEZE-

[@charliegreer4507]

THATS ALL WELL AND GOOD MR. MOUSELLINI, BUT WHAT WOULD YOU WANT FOR YOUR HAIRCUT?

[@thijmen5295]

Wartime Productions let’s go with..... *BALD*

[@Washy_washy]

In a parallel universe 11:27 Oversimplified: so that's why you should be thankful to be living in a ham not a home

[@nusratparveen82]

Imao

[@KiwiOnTheInternet]

"Time to go *ham* and eat a *home* "

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@KiwiOnTheInternet hol up.

[@thelosttomato4020]

In the same parallel universe, a guy called gaming grill comments this on the same video : "In a parallel universe 11:27 Oversimplified : you should be thanking the Norman's that you live in a home and not a ham"

[@nusratparveen82]

@@KiwiOnTheInternet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂LOL NICE ONE

[@simond.9457]

I'm actually srtudying for my final exam on the history of the English language. I LOVE your video!

[@DuxpaOfficial]

Hope you passed it considering you didn’t even spell “studying” right.

[@becauseyesisnotaword]

Lmao

[@winstonchurchill586]

You need to study harder.

[@Nebulasecura]

How do you strudy, what's the definition of that word?

[@vanlampham2557]

He rickrolled us in the start of the video lol

[@nikolaosboukouvalas449]

In Greece we are mostly taught about Hardrada as a famous member of the Byzantine emperor's Varangian guard, who later went on to become a Norse king. Learning that he was killed in Stanford bridge is strangely like being informed that an old friend has died. Kind of wanted him to have had a better ending.

[@fahadalghamdi9316]

The worst part is considering how much of a badass Hardrada was. It's like the worst possible scenario for him.

[@harambe8372]

If you want to hear a good song about him and their defeat at Stamford Bridge, listen to "Ved Stanford Brua" it's in norwegian.

[@apexnext]

I think he would think he had a good ending. 👍

[@denlillavatten.67yearsago82]

U hjhjjjjj

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

He probably deeply regrets not being the guy getting all the glory 1 v 1000 on the bridge.

[@Pan_Blazej]

Oversimplified: Julius Caesar.

[@kamradewilhelmii4072]

@Yyyy U gay who tf invented who tf asked

[@chfrqn4dl]

yes

[@Whitneypyant]

What about Cleopatra?

[@bbowman6649]

@@Whitneypyant Yes, she tossed Caesar's salad.

[@Pan_Blazej]

@@imperial2252 I have, it's great, yet I'd love to see him oversimplified. :)

[@devlinmorin7615]

The villagers let out a cheer of support. This enraged their king, who punished them severely.

[@coagulatedsulfur136]

Yes

[@kevinbaskin660]

I had the 999 like lol

[@xxdholmesxx7947]

Lol

[@bluu4]

Which led to more economic downturn

[@xxdholmesxx7947]

@@bluu4 which led to even more economic downturn

[@adampescosolido5413]

RIP Harald Hadrada. Dude lost, but he still went down in history and is remembered almost 1000 years later. He became the legend he set out to be.

[@gordon1545]

I think there are probably better things to be famous for than killing people for money. Sure, different times, but in those times most people just wanted to raise a family and put food on the table too. I wonder if 1,000 years from now they'll regard ISIS as just a bunch of happy warriors.

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

Do you mean Harold Godwinson

[@minelayer26]

@@MarlboroughBlenheim1no harald hardrada

[@joshsworld4201]

Not Exactly He’s Not A Legend

[@misterStevePikk]

He's probably the most successful mercenary of all time. Varangian guardsmen were already quite rich, but this guy became the commander and the most legendary varangian ever

[@DeDaDemon]

"unboinked" I love this channel

[@HMASbogan]

Implies that she was boinked but her husband did black magic to undo the boink

[@dankpepe2110]

@Kajak 05 Dude, uncool.

[@TriNguyen-mp8lz]

@@HMASbogan he did from back to front

[@elliot7753]

Adam Kubas well he’s hardly gonna say “unfucked” is he 😉😉

[@somerandomdancingbanana1095]

@@elliot7753 Dude, Uncool

[@VolpeWhereAreYou]

I recommend to everyone watching to visit Normandy, cities such as Bayeux, Caen, and Falaise are full of medieval castles and cathedrals all over the place.

[@harvindersingh6917]

Love from india

[@B-17flyingfortres]

Normandy? IM VISITING OMAHA

[@axelhvetlander2365]

@@B-17flyingfortres you do you

[@yunes6246]

all of europe islike this

[@PianoForte9096]

The "Tapisserie de Bayeux" (Tapestry of Bayeux) is a must-see if you've watched this video! It recounts the whole tale and was the basis for some of the video's art.

[@sarilimanto854]

"An Anglo Saxon might come into a room, but a Norman would enter into a chamber" Me an intellectual: enter a room

[@hankjwimbleton4010]

Joseph Stalin comrade?

[@fingun7400]

Grand Priest Hello comrades

[@yulianaque1712]

Товарищ!!!

[@pikamonketchumlol1237]

Hail fellow Kommunistas

[@phantomwraith1984]

Come into a chamber

[@gemsteel2010]

I literally can not stop laughing at "red hot poker in the eye" and the animation for William the Bast-er-Conquerer burning down the villages. And then the angry expressions and "unboinked".

[@divineabazie8918]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ceburiek1006]

i like the part of oversimlified videos when someone says "dude... Uncool"

[@maul5842]

Ceburiek There’s a tax for that

[@lucidcraft1291]

Same

[@hassanfarah1]

Ceburiek I found your comment when Willam said dude ... uncool

[@wiselychosethisname9166]

Dude...uncool

[@gamergodeighty1686]

Dude.... SO uncool

[@nadarrow6554]

Has a son with someone first Has a son with another person second Second=older

[@nadarrow6554]

Lol I wish

[@epicmeerkat1677]

The first was on a leap year ;P

[@whatthefrickbro]

Ah yeah 900AD

[@Jmmm19]

could be possible. The first and second were seperated by a few days to 1 month, and the one concieved second birthed first.

[@glitchedstudioss]

Vector STAB

[@a_channel2545]

“Just one problem: the wind.” Yes, Britain does seem to historically have a lot of weather-related problems.

[@rajatsingh2956]

Are you saying Boris Johnson is a consequence of bad weather?

[@enkero1462]

normandy, rain and wind the glorious trio

[@Stone-TheThird]

The wind, the cold, the rain, just every bad weather in general

[@SD-tj5dh]

Its great now we know we can run our country off this crap weather.

[@student-anjelisoobaroyen9330]

@@rajatsingh2956 maybe xd

[@AllStuffofWonder_YT]

0:17 DO NOT RICKROLL US

[@Marely-b8m]

I just noticed that rn 🤣🤣🤣

[@lightsnackproductions918]

Harold: **makes himself king** William: that wasn't very cash money of you

[@josephlouwerse2105]

This enraged his father, who punished him severely

[@frostedcat]

i think harold is the true king of england, not william

[@Vertex-nm3ug]

😂

[@SundanceMLD]

wythos He protec He attac But most importantly... He took an arrow to the bacc (He didn’t get an arrow to the back, I wanted this to sound cool)

[@WyrmDex]

That was beautiful

[@LateClover]

When I used to do history in school, my school had a hill, so for one history lesson we got to go outside and recreate this scene, we got foam swords, and little foam arrows to throw up the hill, obviously the hill team won. I played the cavalry so I just got a little foam spear and just kept jabbing people with it on the hill.

[@ZeroEagle667]

Interesting

[@KiwiOnTheInternet]

My school did something similar to this, except it was for ww1 not the battle of hastings.

[@veiglos]

@@KiwiOnTheInternet I wish my school is that fun but what can you do lol

[@privatedino3239]

@@veiglos me too

[@Hadi.Hussein]

Ye my school did the same, with real knived, i was the only one to survive

[@MyLowK22]

ᵒ ⁿᵒ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵒᵘᵗ ʳᵉᵈ ʰᵒᵗ ᵖᵒᵏᵉʳ ᶦⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉʸᵉˢ

[@anjavinding5412]

*I* *CANT* *SEE!*

[@hritishjerry8012]

@@anjavinding5412 and thus you can't be king

[@user-ut7bx1du5p]

@@hritishjerry8012 aw piss its the guy that gave my brother the red hot poker in the eyes

[@janicejeong3743]

@@user-ut7bx1du5p lol

[@thomaskawalec3740]

H O T EYE

[@sathreyn9699]

A cool story from the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and moment of historical badassery: Apparently, before the battle, a lone English rider approached the Norwegian host and found Harald Hardrada, who was accompanied by Tostig Godwinson. Tostig was Harold Godwinson's brother, but had been stripped of his titles and exiled, so joined Harald Hardrada to get some revenge and his land back. This lone rider spoke to them and offered Tostig his land back if he turned on Harald and sided with the English. Tostig asked what Harold Godwinson would offer Harald Hardrada for his trouble, and the rider responded "Six feet of ground, or as much more as he needs, as he is taller than most men." The rider then turned and left. Harald Hardrada, impressed by the boldness of this lone rider willing to stand before the entire Norwegian host and threaten their king, asked Tostig if he knew who he was - Tostig said yes, and that lone rider was none other than Harold Godwinson himself. The tale may be apocryphal; it's recorded in written accounts, but they were all written by people who lived long after the battle. If true though, damn; Harold Godwinson was himself every bit as badass as the great warriors he was arrayed against.

[@Yassty]

It's amazing to think that someone like Harold Godwinson could have been so fearless and determined, and that he may have been instrumental in turning the tide of the battle.

[@scottishhistorian8866]

I never knew this story! I love it. You're right - that is badass. Almost feel bad for Godwinson - forced marches to the North of England and then back again and he still almost won!

[@jaydengreenberg9618]

An Anglo-Saxon would have a talk. A norman would have a conversation.

[@louisg6296]

I'm french and all the normans words come frome france: beef=boeuf mutton=mouton pork=porc and conversation is the same word in french

[@snapsfromjass]

Louis Granger Norman French is basically French but different

[@zach6867]

Venom Gaming yeah dude chinese is basically spanish but different

[@snapsfromjass]

DasTuff yeah whatever

[@xenotypos]

@@snapsfromjass All of france had different dialects back then, but Normandy was one of the closest forms of old french to the one in the capital. Even today it's easy to read, even if languages evolved (some old french words like castel for example even changed and became chateau in france, funnily this word remained more or less the same in english (castle)). Anyway, norman french is academically considered an integral part of old french (langue d'oil), no question (just look at the wiki page of old french). The issue is only how Britain wants to view its history. If the country is willing to accept that even now that it's became insignificant.

[@lappelduvide2946]

He was a bastard so his father punished him severely

[@aidengoberman1324]

Hitler oversimplified

[@aidengoberman1324]

lol

[@FATTYBONGRIPS]

🤔

[@304gunner]

Correction: He was a bastard, which enraged his father, and punished him severely.

[@Sageboy13]

Jeffery Garris Jon snow?

[@jeandehuit5385]

"The sun shining in England" Ha!

[@meowi6805]

In England, you open the curtains on a morning and it gets darker

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

@@meowi6805 hahaha

[@Stone-TheThird]

Every time you open your window the sun goes down until you close them again

[@willhuey4891]

its also almost always raining in england.

[@theeethirdman915]

I just got ricked roller by a bird 0:17

[@edwardsr70]

"I thought you were the bastard?" "Dude...uncool" 😂😂😂

[@tiffanywang5016]

Oversimplified: *talks about the Vikings without sponsoring the Vikings** This enraged the Vikings, who punished him severely.

[@redflame300]

Have some cool hwip. It'll calm u down

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

Tiffany Wang There’s gonna be a tax for that

[@redflame300]

@@cheeseballgooberpants3591 🤐

[@vishnzen6744]

*THAT'S HITLER!!!*

[@wiselychosethisname9166]

I love his this reply section is just filled with oversimplified memes No I'm in charge

[@SirCreepus]

William : Time to invade England and take the throne Wind : *I'm about to end this whole man's career*

[@akirangt908]

Actually the wind helped William or he would be the one died to English and Harald could took over it

[@WreckLess_Airsoft]

SirCreepus I was there the whole time I saw it all,as I am immortal

[@crxstalline_]

And they died in a tornado

[@81cameroz28]

Which in raged Williams father who punished him

[@FranseD]

They got the pope approval after all

[@vozz4826]

This makes history exciting. They should use this in schools

[@chadchadson3894]

People want everything dummed down and on a silver platter now. Its lightly educational and good entertainment but it wont make good students.

[@vozz4826]

@@chadchadson3894 are you a teacher? I’m 100% certain if any kid saw this in school they’d actually watch it beginning to end paying full attention instead of being asked to find a quote in an outdated textbook that they’re just basically copy and pasting without actually trying to understand what’s happening

[@vozz4826]

@@chadchadson3894 to simply it for you, it will make kids interested in history

[@chadchadson3894]

Youre probably the sort who think the kids will relate to rapping about educational concepts. Its cringe and panders to the lowest common denominator. > 100% certain - is it more amusing? Yes. Is it more conducive to learning? No > blindly copying and pasting from an outdated textbook- thats not good teaching either. A false dichotomy.

[@vozz4826]

@@chadchadson3894 I’m not gonna sit here and argue with a kid who needed to edit his original post and who’s name is chad chadson

[@Kontro_7]

I remember in school when our history teacher let us recreate the battle of Hastings. We used paper as our arrows and we made shield walls. They were so fun.

[@TJBv12]

I live in Hastings. The battle didn't even happen here. It happened around the corner in the place around the corner appropriately named Battle. We don't seem to care.

[@mrMirzam]

Change that name before someone else get an idea.

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@mrMirzam ?

[@trenchrat5359]

The Hastings of Battle

[@mooseking7545]

The battle of battle don’t sound very good though

[@matthewredman7814]

The Battle of Battle wouldnt sound as catchy though would it

[@Koloka_exe]

English village: exists William: “And I took that personally” Edit: I came back 3 years later, and this is one of the stupidest things i’ve ever said. Why do you like this garbage

[@mrennie25]

Taking things personally works, just ask Michael Jordan

[@jaimedawg8]

Very personal.

[@orinb8654]

Litterally

[@randomnessrules4971]

It even works without "personally".

[@jaydenl2343]

big yesnt

[@phil_5430]

"I need to kill this guy, can I have your blessing?" Pope: *eeh sure why not*

[@timothye.2902]

@nicole nagy Oh no, apathy, my one weakness!

[@Memelander]

@Venom Snek too many

[@vibsh625]

C na does the same with Vatican today.

[@Pan_Blazej]

That was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@gplaces3913]

Ironic how the man whose father gave someone a red hot poker in the eyes took a stone cold arrow in the eyes

[@dudesayingthings]

The last time England was captured/defeated by a naval invasion. Also, 8:13 LOVE that detail of the sound of the flag turning. Absolutely LOVE it.

[@xaviersaavedra7442]

Wind blows north. William and I: Finally

[@anartismal]

The little bit at the end about how the Normans influenced the english language is super eye opening and interesting

[@vseslavkazakov356]

also very sad. Imagine how cool the English language would be today if it wasn't for them. And how much more English the English culture would be.

[@thatonetime8812]

@@vseslavkazakov356 Eh, considering how many cultures the English colonized, I can't feel bad. Besides, cultures are much better off when they share and integrate things from other cultures. It happens in every culture, like tea ceremonies in Japan that originally came from China. When cultures are completely destroyed by force-- yes, that's tragic, but change such as this is natural. And frankly, I like the Norman words lol.

[@xisleofmanx8832]

@@thatonetime8812 you can't destroy culture only suppress it.

[@Twigs1836]

@@vseslavkazakov356 I agree, I feel so bad for people who have to learn English as a second language. At least we get to blame it on the French.

[@augustus9708]

@@xisleofmanx8832 you can destroy it if the people forget about their origins and assimilate to the new culture

[@housesports000]

William: **burns village** Burning forests? *There is a tax for that.*

[@ljubomirjovanovic2666]

To the guillotine

[@XeroShiroyuki]

Which lead to More economic downturn...

[@mikehu2451]

oh nooooo

[@jaredsergent857]

@@ljubomirjovanovic2666 Robspierre Sent William to the Guillotine *THIS ANGERED HIS FATHER WHO PUNISHED HIM SEVERELY*

[@Dumby_the_dum_dum]

Mi nu

[@ofeliajoyr.casala6666]

Thanks!

[@a.w.sawtooth9469]

The king of Norway was defeated and died without conquering England. This angered Odin, who punished him severely.

[@scuba9078]

Yes

[@fatematuly6256]

*The next thing you know is Mjölnir (Thor’s Hammer) Being thrown at Hardrada*

[@michaelkeehan8094]

@@fatematuly6256 But it fails, and then Stormbreaker was thrown. But it didn't go for the head, and Hardrada snapped his fingers and half the universe died. And yes I am a Marvel nerd.

[@fatematuly6256]

Michael Keehan I honestly have no idea on what I just read..

[@neilisbored2177]

@@fatematuly6256 Marvel's -blatantly wrong- take on norse mythos.

[@Lightman0359]

English language oversimplified: a bunch of French speaking Danes tried to teach Latin to a bunch of German speakers in Wales.

[@ltr1745]

*in England.

[@chuckjones7092]

The English language is the Charles the sufferer of languages

[@voiceofreason2674]

The Normans had been French for 300 years by then

[@gontrandjojo9747]

The "Normans" were Franks, not Danes.

[@gontrandjojo9747]

@@voiceofreason2674 The Normans were already French 300 years before. Some Danes settled there, but they were still a minority among the much larger Frankish population. William ascendency was mostly Frankish (of course Engaylish will look only at his Scandinavian ancestor Rollo trying to turn him into a Viking while he was Frankish). Also the invasion was lead by the duke of Normandy but the invasion was carried by knights from all over France, not only Normandy.

[@SpagettiSpeltWrong]

"Oh no look out red hot poker in the eyes." "I can't see!" *"And thus you can't be king."*

[@pazpuiggros5715]

*"Aw, piss its the guy who gave my brother the red-hot poker in the eyes!"*

[@raresmincan634]

*Laughs in John the Blind*

[@Yesme198]

NICe tactic@

[@unknown-p3i]

Fun fact: Despite the British monarchies being descendants of William the Conqueror, they are also descendants of the Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great. Henry II’s great grandmother was an English noblewoman who was a descendent of Athereled the Unready.

[@therosijedha]

why was he the unready?

[@Gaiaphage]

the epithet "unready" isn't derived from the modern word but its actually a pun the name Aethelred roughly translates to "well advised" and the old english word "Unraed" roughly translates to "poorly advised" So Aethelred the Unready basically means "Well Advised the Poorly Advised"

[@محمدنبيل-ز5ي5ر]

The modern British monarchy has nothing to do with those guys, maybe some decant from William the conqueror but King Charles now has German decant from house of Hanover from his mother and also German decant from his father side from a house that has a hard name to spell 😂 but they’re mostly just German now

[@danwhite7894]

​@@محمدنبيل-ز5ي5رthat's not true

[@Pikachu0071000CS]

@@محمدنبيل-ز5ي5رyou can trace them all back through the houses, that's the beauty of European royal houses :P can't remember off the top of my head specifics but iirc there was a Sophia involved

[@andrewcoogan4468]

Harold: ITS OVER WILLIAM, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND Later Harold: hey guys this is boring let’s go and LOSE THE HIGHGROUND

[@shindari]

This is why I believe until my dying day that William's retreat from the hill was a planned strategic move. Because the Old English fell straight down into that trap, by losing discipline, and the high ground, and abandoning their fortifications to give chase, thus exposing them to flanking maneuvers, and a reversal of advantage. The fact that William's army so quickly turned the situation around is stark indication that this was the plan from the beginning. The Conqueror saw that attacking uphill against a well-fortified army was costing him too much, and he would not win. So he changed plan mid-battle, and went with the old fashioned "Rope-a-Dope" technique. "Hey! Look at my fist coming at you from the left! Oh NO!" WHAM!! Punch across the nose from the undefended right. Boxer is down for the count. Battle over. England is.... ENGLISH now...

[@Noone787jh79p]

some historians say it wasnt harolds fault. they reported that when the normans retreated, harold gave the word to his men to HOLD their position, but apparently when the normans turned their backs, it was too irresistable to just stand there. And so they disobeyed harolds command.

[@Noone787jh79p]

@@shindari I actually think the same 👊

[@clucknbell4613]

@@shindari William did this move in previous Norman wars, so... Who knows

[@LilBragii]

Can you do the cold-war oversimplified

[@a.morphous66]

He’s working on it. These mini wars are made to hold us over until the major thing. Just give him a break.

[@LilBragii]

Ok

[@LilBragii]

eyy lmao

[@ice-xk2uv]

Braginan gamz chill

[@AntiAntiVaxxer2008]

hes probably doing it

[@charles-qm4ss]

William: "You insult my mother" "Oh, there is a tax for that."

[@weldonwin]

And by a tax, I mean a tax on your lives

[@alexhngu]

@RENA SUZANNE VILSON a reply? There's a tax for that

[@adityas3587]

@RENA SUZANNE VILSON taxing? There is a tax for that

[@admiralyifan9326]

@@adityas3587 trying to collect tax? There's a tax for that.

[@alexhngu]

@RENA SUZANNE VILSON a reply to a reply to my reply? There's a tax for that

[@elramyeon]

4 years later and we finally get a series about Æthelred the Unready and his son Edward. It’s called Vikings Valhalla if you’re wondering. It follows the story of the vikings and their need for revenge.

[@gabedababe3007]

Nobody: William: *_*bUrNs VillAge*_*

[@johndanielson3777]

8:35 dance break

[@thebreadyisready7397]

Dude, uncool

[@Yuki-bk2my]

That's all he did

[@christophershen6692]

**That enraged William who punished them severely by burning down villages**

[@SANGSAFE]

Gave me mount and blade warband flashbacks

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

"Just one problem: The wind. It was blowing the wrong way. So they waited. And waited. And William said 'screw it' and got shipwrecked because the wind was blowing the wrong way" the composition on this joke was fucking godly

[@KPepper.]

?0”

[@mungelomwaangasikateyo376]

Masterful if you ask me😂😂

[@joerichardson5036]

I read this just as the joke was said 😂

[@Sulz2e]

@@joerichardson5036 Same

[@squacky4782]

Oh also slapstick humor

[@celkat]

6:33 The pope counting his phat stacks just kills me every time

[@josemourinho2820]

and he’s using U$D 1000 years before USA lol

[@Marscotheman]

​@@josemourinho2820true lmao

[@elizabetht567]

Fun fact:the Norman’s conquest (when Normandy invaded England) was only 16 days and it is one of the shortest battles in history

[@JuggerKnight717]

The village let out a cheer of support *This enraged William who punished the village severely*

[@gruntmaster1]

Truly a bastard.

[@adamantobserver8655]

Badass

[@karlosdeevs]

You're a Blackguard (Blaggard) , Jon Snow !

[@theretard5825]

Dead Sea *SEVERELY*

[@MrYoyo200]

The Viking settlers were killed to prevent an uprising. This enraged the Viking King, who punished England severely.

[@unwantedmacguffin5611]

Harold: "It's over Willam I have the high ground."

[@kyledymond7958]

Having the high ground? There’s a tax for that

[@numismaticcollecter1017]

You ubderestimate my power

[@numismaticcollecter1017]

Also thurs a tAx for that

[@robchissy]

@@numismaticcollecter1017 there's a tax for that tax

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@numismaticcollecter1017 Harold: "Don't try it!"

[@nighthawk7863]

Oversimplified: The pope gave him his blessing, meaning God was now on his side. everything was ready to go, just one problem, the wind, it was blowing the wrong way Me: you sure you have God on your side?

[@antonio4243]

To be fair, had it not been for the wind, William *probably* would've lost the battle of hastings, so yeah, let's call it miracle

[@sakyon6621]

Well actually if you want to really have the wind on your side... There's a tax for that.

[@Mitaka.Kotsuka]

Probably god wanted a fair battle, so the saxons wouldn be sandwiched between two armies... first one, then another

[@Telcontar86]

The wind blowing in the wrong direction was instrumental in taking the Vikings out of the equation for the Normans, and that fight weakened the Anglo Saxon army to at least some degree. I'd say it actually worked out splendidly for William in the end.

[@housesports000]

Pope: *_Eh sure, why not_*

[@KerrySIN-l8u]

4:16 Fact: William made Harold think he was swearing over tables but then William pulled the cloths off the supposed tables and uncovered the relics.

[@Galaxia7]

Yep, that's why all the "higher vocabulary" is close to French in English

[@joshuamclean4588]

Thats why people say “pardon my french”

[@Galaxia7]

@@joshuamclean4588 Isn't that usually said for swears ? XD

[@joshuamclean4588]

@@Galaxia7 U mean the Anglo saxon word instead of French? Think about it: whats the “acceptable” word for “swearwords,”

[@peterharrison5833]

@Galaxia7--yeah, that's right. If you're interested, check out "Native Tongues" by Charles Berlitz. He wrote a whole chapter on this.

[@lichkinggamer5708]

@@Galaxia7 yes and here’s a warning don’t ever start an argument with a Brit

[@wanali4504]

“Hey we are going to invade England and we even have god on our si-“ Wind: hi

[@shrektheswampless6102]

Maybe the wind helped because they fought the vikings first and their army was exhausted for the next battle with Normandy.

[@WorldinJeopardy]

@@shrektheswampless6102 Maybe William truly was chosen by God to be England's next king.

[@Andre-rt5hg]

@@WorldinJeopardy that’s a fairly popular theory, there are accounts of people in Harolds army seeing Halley’s Comet and believing it to be an omen that they were doomed, with the wind later being associated to gods work

[@RailwayPenguin]

@@Andre-rt5hg I'm pretty sure a popular theory is that there was no wind, and William was purposefully waitinh for Hadrada to strike up first as the Norwegian climate would make campaigning season end earlier.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@@shrektheswampless6102 Napoleon waited for 5 months for a good wind to invade England and then Trafalgar happened and destroyed his fleet and navy capacity to conquer england, so wind changed everything in history.

[@tj4w403]

I died when he said “aw piss it’s the guy who gave my brother the red hot poker in the eyes!”

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

lmao same here. It is definitely a "ah fuck, it's that guy!"

[@vinnocentss]

Was your death painless or painful?

[@ravenp196]

Damn rip

[@minisaiju7699]

How can you write a comment when you are dead. Lol

[@zombiefvckerr]

I would've said "ah fuck, it's the guy who poked my bro in the eyes with a flaming hot stick!"

[@johnteets490]

"Viking king". I love portmanteaus. This is by far the best possible way you could smoosh two words together. Vi-King. Thank you, I'll be here all week.

[@DarkShuriken]

A new OverSimplified video?! Day is made

[@jovanna-w9q]

9:54 Village: Hooray for William! William: *and I took that personally-*

[@jasonnieto7482]

“What an awful time to be alive” I can relate...

[@yourboikitchensink6362]

Jaytheminer 7482 no you really cant

[@lukecarson1412]

9:22 I learnt this in my History class years ago that it was actually a strategic tactic named ‘Feint Flight’ where the Norman forces would retreat, baiting the front ranks of the English force to break rank and chase the Normans allowing the cavalry to charge around the soldiers and encircle and kill them. My teacher has his masters degree and has written and published historian articles so i’d like to think this is accurate.

[@joshuacarre06]

Wales and Scotland: what the hell are they doing over there

[@8-bitsarda747]

not being Scottish or Welsh

[@joshuacarre06]

@@8-bitsarda747 wdym

[@8-bitsarda747]

@@joshuacarre06 not everyone can be as amazing at being their own enemies as Scotland, so they need to find other people to go beat up

[@meddi4709]

I dont think he likes Scotland guys

[@8-bitsarda747]

@@meddi4709 oh no, I love Scotland, I just find their history of being, for lack of a better term, Scottish, to be absolutely hilarious

[@1micbrown]

This is the best narrator ever.

[@aviralpatel2443]

SOO TRUE

[@GerardKean]

We need more videos. I've been reduced to re-watching

[@g.s.8393]

Gerard Kean I’ve been reduced to re-re-re-re-re-re-watching

[@soopyc]

Someone have been reduced to re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-watching

[@highirsk426]

@@soopyc yep

[@filipferencak2717]

Uuuuf, yeah, there's a tax for that.

[@obliviouspotato8545]

Kenny Cheung Same, but an extra novemtrgintillion more “re”s

[@jeremyodesanya4514]

Village: exists William: queue the torches.

[@yu.tanaka3322]

*bill wurtz screeching at the back*

[@the_well-known_stranger2275]

OwO FurryLemon the style is familiar. But both are awesome

[@asoru5573]

Are you furry? :3

[@FeyTheBin]

:3

[@Infomaniac_Moment]

I'm disturbed

[@yu.tanaka3322]

yeah im a furry

[@Ferovax]

Didn't think these could get better and yet the quality here is amazing, all the jokes land, the content is fantastic as always! Awesome Job

[@Loganhalpain]

Ferovax he has...

[@The98Man098]

Ferovax 420th like

[@alfiepreston9993]

I love that the comedy isn't an out of the way attempt to try and make a video funny, it's just really well timed jokes related to the topic

[@0101-q5m]

Ferovax 👌

[@angelikaluk1612]

BcXv. The Ferovax

[@wendigo017]

*GOD HAS RE-ENTERED THE SERVER*

[@cianmansfield]

bad meme

[@lidulkadut]

no u

[@samcannon5257]

Over simplified should do the Peloponnesian war that would be a banger

[@ed_5655]

I used to be a king like you, then I took an arrow to the eye.

[@missyyolo2362]

Aren’t you an actor or something?

[@dk-sky3820]

I was looking for this comment.

[@vgm_29]

More like a red hot poker

[@clareatkinson9528]

Aren’t you famous

[@clareatkinson9528]

Hold on this is a parody account isn’t it

[@chip599XX_VGRLeader]

William's invasion of England 1066 Allied invasion of Normandy 1944

[@LBPJimmy]

The empire strikes back

[@lukethomeret-duran5273]

don't really work. the allied invasion was against germans not the normans

[@xualan4162]

uno reverse card

[@sakitaru64ツ]

Luke T r/woooosh

[@michaeltompkins5933]

quality over quantity

[@pepitojudeallen797]

True

[@lucasleanza9762]

Yes, yes BUT IT'D BE BETTER IF WE HAD MORE COLD WAR AND LESS MEDIEVAL BRITISH STUFF. Nevertheless I really loved this video and the way it went as well as the topic.

[@Saludin2]

Lucas Leanza he is doing it, this is some fill video as it takes several months to make a big war vid

[@xcx_gabethedog9830]

Exactly but he makes history comical and interesting

[@crystxlzx6442]

@@lucasleanza9762 There was literally no war fighting in the Cold war All there is, is The Turkey and Cuba Missle and The Berlin Wall and stains death

[@nightillusion574]

This video made me go and visit Hastings! Truly a beautiful place with a great sea-view and rich history. It may be too late but thank you for the video.

[@Irohtheweirdo]

Glad you got to see it! It is really amazing isn’t it?

[@scbond]

You’re kidding, right?! The town of Hastings is well known in the UK as a complete dump.

[@loganmason5421]

Godwinson: *gets shot in the eye* Ouch, my eye. I can’t see! William: And thus, you can’t be king

[@catherinechoy2280]

around

[@fortune3911]

Poked

[@DarthKanye]

Just imagine if things had gone slightly different, the English language would’ve been completely different

[@DJTechYT]

Yeah English would be much more similar to German

[@luciesimpson6437]

The English PEOPLE would have been completely different. It's not just the language, not just an entire legal system, not just near total ethnic suppression through incredible tactics like the Doomsday Book and paying armies with land and spoils, but the whole architecture of society, from the serfs - slaves tied to land and lord - to foreign noblemen. It's hard to say what 1000 years of this having not happened might have done, but more than the language would be unrecognizable!

[@DarthKanye]

@@luciesimpson6437 I know that, but I’m simply referring more to the context of the video which was more focused on the language.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@luciesimpson6437 yes but that is applicable to literally every settler. If absolutely no one touched England, it would be a completely brittonic nation that speaks similar to Welsh and full of Celts, isolated from Europe. Rome, Scandinavia, and Central Europe ensured this wasn’t the case

[@guppy719]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 If absolutely no one touched England it would have never been settled. Its not like the Celts were the first people to inhabit the islands either.

[@dedweight8292]

I think the funniest joke in the whole video was when he said the sun was shining.

[@Sir_Budginton]

I don’t get it, what is this “sun” that you speak of? I don’t think we have one of those things here in England.

[@martijnstuart95]

Historically accurate tho. England was a lot warmer in the Middle Ages. They could even grow drapes for wine back then. In England....

[@Teuton_edits]

I will not sleep until you make a Alexander the great oversimplified

[@我吃面]

> England > the sun is shining Pick one

[@ewka3270]

Actually recently is no rain at all... we have drought... our beautiful grass....

[@franzferdinand9093]

Eve Yeah same in Northern Ireland

[@non1263]

Why can I not pick both? Because the sun never stops shining in on the British Empire!!!!

[@Tonypikmin]

Psycho Zebra Stolen award is stolen.

[@StarTheKid16]

I was there last week and it was sunny the whole time. They were also complaining about how hot it was, when it was MAYBE 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

[@SuperDevolution]

I used to be a king like you, but then I took an arrow to the eye.

[@theladoflads7884]

Let me guess, somebody stole your -sweetroll- *throne*

[@ourtube1128]

ded memez

[@jonahthurston9231]

old memes never die, they just fade away.

[@elsymartinez4522]

SuperDevolution LMAO

[@chadhinkley7532]

"Oh no, red hot poker in the eyes!" "I cant see"

[@unicorniagamer7558]

*oH ReAlLy??¿?*

[@ashersirius8404]

GreatBurrito 52 and thus you can’t be king

[@chunkdoggo8883]

“And thus you can’t be king.”

[@mumbacrumba]

Edward then escaped back to Normandy

[@iulian29-67]

"And thus you can't be king"

[@maskidroav]

“After William was coronated, the local villagers in Westminster let out a cheer of support.” *”But William thought it was a riot, so he burned down the village.”*

[@mikiimiki9182]

😹

[@maxbuster1508]

I absolutly love this Mini-Wars series. Btw, if you ever do the Napoleonic Wars, bring back the "It got cold... Stupid cold" joke from WW2 Part 2. xD

[@louiskirkpatrick3355]

Or for a cold war video

[@mariafe7050]

He did!

[@redneckradahn4787]

You got your wish

[@DemoDaBoi]

*claps*

[@oliverchirinos4328]

Over simplified read your xommet

[@AgentDebris]

"Were no strangers to loooooooooooooooove" - Ricky the Roll Bird

[@tturnr207]

😐😐😐

[@TheAnomalousCat]

@@tturnr207 😬😬

[@MrPugg]

Dude.. *unCool*

[@ashwinhalepet7487]

William looked so sad when his messenger said that

[@avilion4949]

cooln't

[@couldbeanybody2508]

Awww :(

[@nova.1122]

XD

[@varshavianka848]

Avilion xD

[@jettpack9168]

it is worth noting that william is considered the first modern english monarch as he replaced the old monarchy and all monarchs after him descend from him